this afternoon, vice president joe biden met with some of the families of victims in the sandy hook shooting. a focus of the discussion, how we fundamental health treatment. the administration wants to add $100 million in the from a funding. and a medical and preventive approach is a key part of any plan to address mass shootings. but as we mark this solemn anniversary, many are asking whether politics will continue to constrain this policy c challenge. look, mental health screening does help identify shooters before they shoot in some situations. but so could background checks, which congress still refuse to say pass. and that approach is it not even wade into a more controversial policy. actually banning certain weapons that are more suited for offense than self defense. some gun advocates protest in an emergency or rural home that's far from police protection, a more offensive or semiautomatic weapon is the difference between life and death for some people. and others say the second amendment forbids restrictions on individual weapons, anyway. well, the second claim isn't true as a matter